Lucille McNamara

Lucille McNamara

Lucille McNamara is a Daily Tidings reporter with 27 years of journalism experience, covering Oregon public safety, crime and courts, plus statewide policy and community impact stories including housing, education, health, and immigration. She previously worked at The Star.

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Latest from Lucille McNamara

  1. Top Stories

    Oregon Orders Data Centers to Pay More for Power Under New PGE Rate Overhaul

    Oregon-based data centers will pay more for power following an instruction to Portland General Electric (PGE) issued by the state’s Public Utility Commission (PUC).

  2. Crime & Courts

    Portland Airport Carjacking Ends With Man in ICU and Suspect in Custody

    A carjacking at the Portland International Airport on Monday, after which a man is in intensive care with serious injuries, has led to the arrest of a convicted felon.

  3. Crime & Courts

    No Arrests After Fatal Shooting Near Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland

    No arrests have been made following the death by shooting on Tuesday night of 25-year-old Malachi Bussey of Portland.

  4. Crime & Courts

    Coos County Man Accused of Running Toxic Drug Lab Across From Two Schools

    Coos Bay resident Richard Joyner has been arrested for operating an illegal, clandestine drug laboratory within a thousand feet of Bunker Hill Elementary School and The…

  5. News

    Oregon Gas Hits $5.30 a Gallon as State Ranks Fourth Highest in the Nation

    Oregon is ranked as the 4th highest average gas price nationally, with the cost at pumps now $5.30.

  6. Crime & Courts

    Man Sentenced to 22 Years After Mother of Three Was Killed in Portland Shooting

    A man who shot three people, killing a mother of three in Portland in 2023, was sentenced in the Multnomah County Circuit Court yesterday to 22 years in prison.

  7. News

    Oregon Wins Temporary Supreme Court Reprieve as Abortion Pill Stays Available by Mail

    Reacting swiftly to the ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to ban the distribution by mail of an abortion pill has ended successfully for Oregon, with the…

  8. Crime & Courts

    Officer Under Investigation After Marion County Man Is Shot Dead in Driveway

    A Woodburn police officer is under investigation after shooting and killing a 37-year-old resident in his driveway late on Saturday night.